Adjusting to healthier and stronger ties
Both the Chinese and American news media have been hyping the bumpy ride of Sino-US relations in the upcoming lunar Year of the Tiger. It has drawn so much attention that even people who usually show no interest in international affairs are expressing their concerns these days.
The trouble with current China-US ties is truly worrisome. The US arms sale to Taiwan, US President Barack Obama's planned meeting with the Dalai Lama, the mounting pressure on Chinese renminbi revaluation and a string of US trade protectionist moves have changed the Chinese perception of Obama, who was deemed multilateral, conciliatory and willing to listen.
Most Americans, still suffering from a bad economy, feel deep unease about the fact that China has become its largest creditor. China's fast growing economic might, political clout and increasing assertiveness on regional and world affairs are something too sudden for many Americans to handle.
